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Type of site | Video game sales tracking, video game journalism |
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| Owner | Brett Walton |
| Created by | Brett Walton |
| URL | http://www.vgchartz.com |
| Launched | June 2005 |
The VGChartz Network is a collection of five video game websites: VGChartz, gamrFeed, gamrReview, gamrTV, and gamrConnect. VGChartz sits at the center of the network and is a video game sales tracking website, providing weekly sales figures of console software and hardware by region. The site was launched in June 2005, and is owned by Brett Walton.[1][2] Employing ten people,[3] VGChartz provides tools for worldwide data analysis and regular reviews of the data it provides.
VGChartz provides tools for data analysis, charting, and regular reviews and examinations of major data news in the video gaming industry. Sales figures on VGChartz are based on estimates extrapolated from small retail samples.[4] While offering some information about their methodology through their website,[5] VGChartz does not publish any of their data sources. Some sites, including Gamasutra and Wired News, have questioned the reliability of the information presented by the site.[4][6] VGChartz has defended the credibility and reliability of its sales data,[7] often comparing their numbers with the ones published by NPD Group,[8] although some charts have been retroactively adjusted to better match NPD's monthly reports.[4][9]
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- ^ a b c Carless, Simon (2008-06-23). "Analysis: What VGChartz Does (And Doesn't) Do For The Game Biz". GameSetWatch. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ^ "VGChartz Methodology". Vgchartz.com. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ^ Previous post Next post (2008-06-23). "Why We Don't Reference VGChartz". Wired.com. Retrieved 2010-11-18.(subscription required)
- ^ "Response to Internet Comments about VGChartz". Gamrfeed.vgchartz.com. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ^ TheSource (2007-10-19). "NPD Data vs. VGC Data for the September 2007 Sales (9/2/07 to 10/6/07)". Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ^ Walton, Brett (2007-11-10). "Where do VG Chartz North American Numbers Come From?". VGChartz Ltd. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
If we believe that a particular data set differs significantly from other sources of data (data released into the public domain by tracking firms, manufacturers, analysts) then we do re-check our data and make adjustments to the methods / scaling factors used